Books written by MSW
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Professional Writing for Social Work Practice, Second Edition
This invaluable guide helps social workers develop the writing skills necessary for a successful career.
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Health Care Politics, Policy, and Services, Third Edition: A Social Justice Analysis
This book is an ideal text for graduate courses in health care policy or disparities or the US health care system in schools of social work, public health, nursing, medicine, and public policy and administration.
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Health Care Politics, Policy and Services: A Social Justice Analysis, Second Edition
This new edition of the AJN Award-winning textbook analyzes the most current health care reforms and their effect on our health system from a social justice perspective.
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Jewish Pastoral Care, 2nd Edition: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and Contemporary Sources
The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease, Related Dementing Illnesses and Memory Loss in Later Life. 4th ed. ... How to Care for Aging Parents. New York: Workman Publishing, 2004.
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Child Welfare in the United States: Challenges, Policy, and Practice
Provides a balanced critical analysis of the child welfare system along with promising innovations Distinguished by its critical perspective, this book delivers a balanced and comprehensive examination of the child welfare system in the ...
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101 Careers in Social Work, Third Edition
This engaging guide addresses the extraordinary breadth of the social work profession and the diverse career paths available.
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Reflections on the Upsides of Aging: Living with Joy and Purpose After Age 50
When I have to make a decision about what to think, say or do, I most frequently turn to God's GPS. ... people used that knowledge to enrich themselves while causing untold pain and losses for millions of other people around the world.
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End-of-Life Care and Addiction: A Family Systems Approach
This guide describes the challenges such persons and families present to those providing end-of-life care, and shows caregivers how to best negotiate these issues with clients and their families.
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Tools for Building Culturally Competent HIV Prevention Programs: With CD-ROM
A review and conceptual model. Medical Care Research and Review, 57(1), 181–217. Brindis, C., & Davis, L. (1998). Improving contraceptive access for teens. (Communities responding to the challenge of adolescent pregnancy prevention, ...
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Psychodrama in the 21st Century: Clinical and Educational Applications
Inspired by the writings of J.L. Moreno, the contributors to this volume present a wide range of clinical and educational applications of psychodrama with various client groups, problems and settings....
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Boundary Boss: The Essential Guide to Talk True, Be Seen, and (Finally) Live Free
You will learn: How to recognize when your boundaries have been violated and what to do next How your unique “Boundary Blueprint” is unconsciously driving your boundary behaviors, and strategies to redesign it Powerful boundary scripts ...
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Health Care Politics, Policy, and Services: A Social Justice Analysis
In this innovative text, Gunnar Almgren provides all the tools necessary to understand and critique a health care policy in dire need of change.
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Becoming Safely Embodied: A Guide to Organize Your Mind, Body and Heart to Feel Secure in the World
Can I truly organize this crazy inner world?” The simple answer is, “Yes,” and your journey to becoming safely embodied begins inside the pages of this book.
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The Struggle is Real, but You Can Succeed!
You need a Godly mate who will stand in the trenches with you and go before the throne with you during your time of struggle and triumph. If your partner chooses to not stand with you during your struggle, you do not need him or her ...
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Social Work and Mental Health: Evidence-Based Policy and Practice
This is the first textbook to examine the lack of understanding of the roots of mental illness, the challenges in classification of mental disorders for social workers, and difficult behavioral manifestations of mental illness.
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Multicultural Perspectives in Working with Families, Fourth Edition: A Handbook for the Helping Professions
Features a new intersectional approach to assessment and treatment and interweaves the perspectives of psychologists Focusing on critical emerging issues in regard to multicultural families, the fourth edition of this popular book reflects ...
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Policy and Program Planning for Older Adults and People with Disabilities: Practice Realities and Visions
The second edition of this landmark textbook is distinguished by its pioneering approach to encompassing disability and aging policies under one umbrella, in response to the newly developed Administration on Aging and Disability.
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Social Insurance and Social Justice: Social Security, Medicare and the Campaign Against Entitlements
The social construction of aging through work: Economic structure and life world. Ageing and Society, 3, 23–42. Kotlickoff, L., & Burns, S. (2004). The coming generational storm: What you need to know about America's economic future.
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Kinship Care: Increasing Child Well-Being Through Practice, Policy, and Research
This book is the first to provide a systematic and theory-informed approach to preparing caregivers for the vital role they play in the lives of abused and neglected children.
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Elder Abuse Prevention: Emerging Trends and Promising Strategies
"I found this book to be informative, well-researched, and well-thought out...The book is an asset to students, scholars, and seasoned practioners alike.